(a) Chief Administrative Officer. During the temporary absence of the Chief Administrative Officer, or if the office of Chief Administrative Officer shall become vacant, the Budget Officer shall serve as acting Chief Administrative Officer pending, in the case of a vacancy, the appointment of a successor. In their capacity as Acting Chief Administrative Officer, the Budget Officer need not possess, but the successor shall possess, all those qualifications hereinabove in this Article specified for an original appointee.
(b) Other Officers. The County Executive, in the case of a vacancy or temporary absence, may designate any person to serve as acting head of any office or department in the executive branch until the appointment of a successor. Unless at the time of such appointment the temporary appointee is a subordinate officer in the office or department to which they are designated as acting head, they shall possess all the qualifications for the office specified in Article V of this Charter for an original appointee.
(c) Limitation on Term of Temporary Appointees. No person shall serve as Acting Chief Administrative Officer or acting head of any office or department for a period longer than one hundred and twenty days; provided, however, such limit may be extended for up to two additional periods of six months by separate resolutions of the County Council.
(Res. No. 20-20; Res. No. 30-22)